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    This article introduces the concept of ‘well-living’ as a transformative framework for reimagining quality of life in the face of current global socio-ecological challenges. Through a reflexive theoretical meta-analysis, it critically examines mainstream and reformist well-being discourses while drawing inspiration from transformative perspectives found in recent post-capitalist and indigenous movements. ‘Well-living’ is portrayed as both a civilizational endeavor and a multifaceted imperative, …Read more
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    Capital Redefined presents a unique perspective on the nature of “capital,” departing from the prevailing reductionist accounts. Hosseini and Gills offer an expanded perspective on Marxian value theory by addressing its main limitations and building their own integrative value theory. They argue that the current understanding of “value” must be re-examined and liberated from its subservient ties to capital while acknowledging the ways in which capital appropriates value. This is achieved by diff…Read more
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    The Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies (edited book)
    with James Goodman, Sara C. Motta, and Barry K. Gills
    Routledge. 2021.
    The Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies provides diverse and cutting-edge perspectives on this fast-changing field. For 30 years the world has been caught in a long 'global interregnum, ' plunging from one crisis to the next and witnessing the emergence of new, vibrant, multiple, and sometimes contradictory forms of popular resistance and politics. This global 'interregnum' - or a period of uncertainty where the old hegemony is fading and the new ones have not yet been fully real…Read more
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    The relationship between morality and law is one of the issues that has provoked considerable controversies. Among others, an important discussion is whether obeying “conventional morality” in public and/or private spheres should be legally enforced by legislators. In this paper, we will look at the controversies over the issue of the “legal enforcement of morality” in the well-known debate between Herbert Hart and Patrick Devlin. In light of Richard Hare's moral philosophy, we will begin by dis…Read more
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    Theorizing alternatives to capital: Towards a critical cosmopolitanist framework
    with James Goodman and Barry K. Gills
    European Journal of Social Theory 20 (4): 437-454. 2017.
    We are living in an era of multiple crises, multiple social resistances, and multiple cosmopolitanisms. The post-Cold War context has generated a plethora of movements, but no single unifying ideology or global political program has yet materialized. The historical confrontation between capital and its alternatives, however, continues to pose new possibilities for social and systemic transformations. Critical analysis of ideological divisions among today’s diverse emancipatory and transformative…Read more
  • Spiritual Intelligence of Students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences and its Relationship With Demographic and Educational Factors
    with Mehdi Mirzaei-Alavijeh, Behzad Karami-Matin, Narges Shekarbeygi, Javad Afshar Najafi, Shoukofeh Dostvandi, and Farzad Jalilian
    Health, Spirituality and Medical Ethics 9 (2): 75-80. 2022.
    Background and Objectives: Spiritual intelligence (SI) is a combination of many factors such as the capacity for transcendence, transcendental awareness, recognition of spiritual beings, and the use of spiritual resources to solve problems. This study aims to determine the SI of students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS) and its relationship with demographic and educational factors. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study that was conducted on 318 students of KUMS in Kermans…Read more
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    Explaining of the Theoretical Model of Philosophical Counseling in Education based on wisdom and Socratic dialogue
    with Akbar Rahnama and Mahdi Sobhaninejad
    Journal of Philosophical Investigations 16 (40): 86-110. 2022.
    This research was done with the aim of explaining the theoretical model of philosophical counseling in education based on wisdom and Socratic dialogue. The type of research is applied in terms of purpose and qualitative in terms of approach, and to explain the purpose and obtain answers to the questions, the method of conceptual analysis and its interpretive type was used. In order to collect research data from the works of the first category and the researches carried out regarding the title of…Read more
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    Phenomenological Explaining of the Perception of Prominent Teachers of the Dimensions and Components of Their Teacher’s Philosophy
    with Sayedeh Nasrin Hosseini, Mahdi Sobhaninejad, and Fateh Mohamadi Nik
    Journal of Philosophical Investigations 16 (39): 331-349. 2022.
    This research was done with the aim of explaining the dimensions and components of teacher's philosophy, based on the lived experiences of excellent teachers. The type of research is applied in terms of purpose and qualitative in terms of approach, and the phenomenological method was used to achieve the purpose of the research. The research community included all the teachers of Saqqez city in the academic year of 99-400, and 14 teachers, including 6 male and 8 female teachers, were selected amo…Read more
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    Explaining and Criticizing Lipman’s Approach in the Philosophy for Children Program of Existential Questioning Perspective
    with Seyyedeh Nasrin Hosseini
    Philosophical Investigations 16 (39): 78-95. 2022.
    The aim of this study was to explaining and criticizing lipman’s approach in the Philosophy for children program of existential questioning perspective. The type of this research is qualitative and according to the purpose of this research, descriptive-analytical method was used to achieve and explain the purpose. The statistical population of the study included Lippmann related works on existential themes and articles and researches on this subject. For this purpose, to collect information, app…Read more
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    Continuous Decoding of Hand Movement From EEG Signals Using Phase-Based Connectivity Features
    with Vahid Shalchyan
    Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 16. 2022.
    The principal goal of the brain-computer interface is to translate brain signals into meaningful commands to control external devices or neuroprostheses to restore lost functions of patients with severe motor disabilities. The invasive recording of brain signals involves numerous health issues. Therefore, BCIs based on non-invasive recording modalities such as electroencephalography are safer and more comfortable for the patients. The BCI requires reconstructing continuous movement parameters su…Read more
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    In contemporary analytic philosophy, the principle of sufficient reason attacked due to its controversial consequences. Among these challenges, necessarianism is the most significant one. Indeed, our intuition indicates that there are some things around us which are contingent which means that they could be in another way. Accepting the PSR seems to conflict with this common intuition; If all things have a sufficient reason, is it possible to have contingency or all things would be necessary? Ac…Read more